PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Khaliq Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Paunescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Khaliq Khalid
vs
Paunescu

193 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Paunescu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliq Khalid moves out of range of the strikes.
Paunescu throws an off balance right hand
and Khaliq Khalid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paunescu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khaliq Khalid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paunescu.
Paunescu throws a big shot that misses.
Paunescu throws an off balance right hand

and Khaliq Khalid counters with a nice right hand that sends Paunescu toppling to the canvas! Paunescu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Khaliq Khalid finish him?!

Paunescu is rocked!

It looks like Dan Paunescu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paunescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paunescu is still on wobbly legs! Can Khaliq Khalid finish him?
Paunescu's coach down at Highland CT & Spar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Paunescu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khaliq Khalid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paunescu seems to have recovered his senses.

Khaliq Khalid moves into the clinch successfully.
Khaliq Khalid blocking some punches.
Paunescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paunescu working aggressively here.
Khaliq Khalid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Khaliq Khalid drops Paunescu with a big knee straight up the middle! Paunescu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Khaliq Khalid misses with a looping right.

Khaliq Khalid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paunescu, pushing him back against the cage.
Paunescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khaliq Khalid just leaning against Paunescu, taking a breather.
Khaliq Khalid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Khaliq Khalid.
Paunescu throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paunescu.
Khaliq Khalid blocking some punches.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khaliq Khalid with a knee to the head.
Khaliq Khalid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paunescu's defenses.
Paunescu has a couple of punches blocked by Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paunescu throws a head punch that misses.
Khaliq Khalid blocks an uppercut.
Khaliq Khalid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Paunescu 's eye.
Paunescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaliq Khalid.
A right handed body shot lands from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khaliq Khalid drops Paunescu with a big knee straight up the middle! Paunescu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That has opened up Dan Paunescu's cut even more.
Paunescu looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Khaliq Khalid clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Paunescu letting Khaliq Khalid take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Khaliq Khalid.
Paunescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khaliq Khalid working Paunescu over with knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid stalls.
Khaliq Khalid lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khaliq Khalid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khaliq Khalid unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Paunescu out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Paunescu off his feet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
Our winner, Abdul Khaliq Khalid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.